> From: plug-bounces at plug.org [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.org] On Behalf Of
> Grant Robinson
> Perhaps you would like to expound on why you are against using
> something that will help you with organizing/finding/sycning your
> music? (and I'm not just talking about iTunes. I'm talking about
> RhythmBox/insert your favorite music organizer here)
It's not so much a matter of dislike organizing software as what I thought
was the requirement of using iTunes. Reading further along, I see that
there are many other options worthy of consideration. Even so, isn't Apple
doing its best to prevent iPods from working with other software? For
example, I recall that Real and Apple fought for a while. Obviously, they
can't change the firmware easily, but I'd rather not deal with a company
that seems determined to force a single purchase and management option on
users. That said, I admit that I am asking for advice because of an
abundance of ignorance, and may be completely wrong.
I should have mentioned battery life in my original wishlist. Many iPod
owners have found the battery life to be pretty abysmal, and the replacement
tedious and expensive.
Andrew